Greetings!

... and welcome to the USP film series.

This year's series, Over Sex, comprises of a selection of movies from or about Singapore. Despite the tantalizingly suggestive title, we would like to assure (and hopefully--not disappoint) you that while sex is a common point of reference for the diverse films in our showcase (over sex); it is also a point of departure for each particular film in exploring various ideas about Singapore tangent to sex and sexuality (over sex). What we mean is, while almost all our films are M18--this isn't quite the Yangtze cinema.

An example? While our opening film Saint Jack is a narrative about a Caucasian pimp making a living in early 1970s Singapore, issues relating to "foreign talent", alienation, gender and fetishism are explored above and beyond the sex trade. (and also--the ghastly horror of 70s fashion, i.e. floral shirts and bell-bottomed jeans). More than just watching films together, we would like to hear from you too, about these depictions of Singapore. To that end, following each movie screening there will be a short forum session about the thematic or social issues raised in the films, with occasional guest speakers.

What did you think was important about the film, for example? Did it handle a certain issue well? And how did you feel about that freaky scene in Saint Jack with the two ladies naked dancing with the dyed afro hair and the scratchy vinyl voice of Shirley Bassey singing "Goldfinger" in the background to an entranced and baited audience of one (or many--film watchers?) Well, we are certain that having seen the films you'll have an opinion or other (on that, at least) that you'd desperately want to air :)


All necessary info is on the poster--We hope to see you there!

Your friendly film curators,
Jeremy and Jeanne.

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